We
analyze the performance of a universe of about 8,400 hedge funds from
the TASS database from January 1995 through December 2009. Our results
indicate that both survivor-ship and back fill biases are potentially
serious problems. Adjusting for these biases brings the net return from
14.26% to 7.63% for the equally weighted sample. Over the entire period,

The market goes up almost every day. Any dips are frantically bought. Marketwatch notes that the buying power is extremely strong. Until this condition changes, the market is going higher and declines will be limited.

What I have in mind is a rare buy signal that was generated a couple of
weeks ago by a trend-following indicator with a good long-term record.
Prior to the recent buy signal, there had been only 12 of them since
1967.

The Bank of Canada is sending a clear message that interest rates could rise as early as
June, signalling a turning point in the recovery and triggering a debate
on how fast and how high rates will move.

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